this could be really bad >> the atlantic coast prepares as hurricane sandy moves in north the developing into a potentially historic storm >> the storm is expected to cause widespread damage to rob the northeast >> sandy slowly moves up the east coast. by saturday several states declared states of emergency. mandatory evacuation's of four atlantic city casinos by 4:00 p.m. sunday.

>> we have to be prepared for the worst. this storm is forecasted to be slow moving >> it could turn into a super storm. heavy flooding... fierce winds... power outages... damages expected in the billions... >> you are stuck >> sandbagging... in anticipation... >> we want to make sure we are prepared >> other residents are stocking up on generators, flashlights... >> both presidential candidates

have had to change campaign stops on the east coast >> chicagoans are already feeling the effects of hurricane sandy >> things aren't bad right now... many passengers had to make last-minute adjustments to their travel plans >> airlines are preparing for serious cancellations. >> many changed their flights

>> i was supposed to come home tomorrow... >> she flew in from washington d.c. this afternoon >> they are preparing for and taking it seriously >> panthers fans flew in today for game against the bears >> we are here >> 600 workers are heading to the east coast to help out with the future damage

>> all of our crews are trained to do restoration. we're going to help out >> tree removal and clean-up... >> the 8th-congressional district election here in illinois... is one of the most heated and expensive congressional races in the country. tea party incumbent republican congressman joe walsh is being challenged by democrat tammy duckworth. they and others were on the campaign trail today. appearing in elmhurst this morning... walsh said he's not only running against

duckworth... but other illinois democratic politicians who he said drew new boundaries for the congressional district to get him out of office. >> i knew it would be difficult . i am running against very powerful people. >> walsh made no reference to a report in the sun-times today... saying one super-pac which had been helping him will no longer spend any money on his behalf because of a recent wgn-tv - chicago tribune poll... showing duckworth ten points ahead of him. the pac called "now or never" was going to spend another two and a half million for walsh on political advertising... but says it will now spend that money on other candidates around the country. meanwhile, duckworth and two other democratic congressional candidations were in arlington

hights, urging voters to take advantage of early voting prior to election day. 10th-district candidate brad schneider and 9th-district congresswoman jan schakowsky were there... along with duckworth. the veteran wounded in the iraq war... said only one super-pac is abandoning walsh... but there are still others supporting him... and she's not afraid of them. >> they're not going to bury me now >> schakowsky... who now represents arlington heights in the newly drawn 9th- congressinoal district... took advantage of early voting there today. early voting continues until next saturday throughout illinois. >> it is nonstop campaigning for the presidential candidates as well >> with just ten days to go...

no time or votes to spare before election day... president obama was in new hampshire, saturday.. only 4 delegates up for grabs in the small battleground state... mister obama carried it easily in 2008... but - polls showing this time around, things could be different... with republican challenger mitt romney gaining ground with independents. "he's been running around saying he's got a five-point plan for the economy. turns out it's a one-point plan. folks at the very top get to play by a very different set of rules than you do." it was kissimmee, florida for mitt romney. the g-o-p presidential hopeful..telling supporters the president failed to fulfill his campaign promises. "he promised that his would be a post partisan presidency. but, we've him over these last four years that he's been divisive and and demonized almost every group that opposed him." the v-p candidates making the rounds, too. joe biden in virginia..targeting the republican ticket. "i've never seen two candidates for the highest office of the land who are more negative about the state of our country." paul ryan in ohio...where

recent polls give the president a slight advantage. hope and change has become anger, frustration, divide and conquer. and, both sides keeping a nervous eye on sandy. romney and biden canceled weekend stops in virginia beach. the hurricane --expected to batter the east coast -- could cause further disruptions to critical campaign stops...and early voting. gh, wgn news. >> the white house announced the president is canceling a monday evening and in virginia and a tuesday bend in coloradoevent in colorado >> a chicago neighborhood is on alert over an attempted attack. >> hundreds of birds and rescued from a home >> signs that a holiday ceasefire in syria may be

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precautions after police issued a community alert because of an attempted sexual assault in robbery >> right on the edge of chicagos edgewater neighborhood... its a very tight knit community here the talk at zanibar café on bryn mawr is about the attempted sexual assualt less than a block away. when i moved here 4 years ago it was a very safe community feeling neighborhood but over the last couple of years it has changed you have to be more cautious. chicago police say the attack happened just before 6 o clock friday morning in this alleyway next to a church. the 30 year old woman, was on her way to the nearby 'l'

station when a man hit her several times on the head, pulled her coat over her head and started to take off her clothes... neighbors heard the woman scream and ran to help, thats when the attacker took off. this incident happening definitely sends up the red flag.. deanine johnson saw the commotion as police investigated the scene... looking for the man in this sketch.. between 18 and 25, about 6 feet tall, 175 pounds with a dark complexion and short braids. the victim said he was wearing a white coat with red stripes on the shoulders... i usually cautious on a daily basis anyway, so unfortunately im not surprised because again, there have been many men just kind of hanging out in the back alley here just about every day until recently. police wouldnt talk on camera about the incident but did send out a community alert, asking for the publics help finding the man... for now neighbors say they will be extra cautious. i dont walk with my headphones

in, i always look around me and am aware of my surroundings and just keep an eye out for people. im already very cautious because im typically by myself but i will definitely take the front route now a lot more often in edgewater, sean lewis wgn news. >> an investigation is underway into a fatal fire in the logan square neighborhood. the fire broke out at a three story apartment building at around 130 this morning. the medical examiner's office says a 43 year-old died of smoke inhalation. a second person is hospitalized suffering from burns and severe smoke inhalation. 12 other tenants have been displaced. the fire department said there were no working smoke detectors in the building >> the greater chicago caged

bird club has taken hundreds of birds under its wing it to be rehabilitated. the birds found in the house will now be available for new homes. 358 birds were rescued from a hoarder's house and he says he wants what is best for the birds. bird loving club members say they're happy with the general health and condition of the birds but wants to ensure their complete recovery >> there will be a minimal cost associated with the adoption process. in the meanwhile they are accepting donations to keep the birds well fed e and healthy >> a skateboarder hit by a driver last week in chicago as a neighborhood passed away this morning. the 42 year-old who

died from his injuries at the hospital. last friday a 30 year- old was accused of hitting him in the bike lanes of milwaukee avenue and driving off. he is charged with aggravated driving under the influence ian's leading the scene of an accident. more charges could be filed >> still to come... one chicago man's an night at home playing video games is shattered by gunfire from the streets >> a man terrorizing drivers along a stretch of highway in michigan apparently strikes again and this time there is an

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by a bullet that came from outside the house. police say someone fired a gun through a first floor window at the home around 330 this morning. the bullet struck the 21 year-old in the back. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later >> bond was set at $400,000 for a man accused of shooting two boys playing football in the roseland neighborhood.

investigators say a 19 year-old opened fire at them near the corner on thursday. he was taken into custody shortly after based on descriptions from witnesses. the boys were 12 years old and 14 years old. their injuries are not considered life-threatening >> funeral services were held today for a teenager who died in a car crash earlier this week. family and friends gathered to say goodbye to the 15 year-old. he died in a crash on tuesday. he was a car with three other boys. police say the under age driver lost control of the car. he was the only one not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the back seat. police say charges will likely be filed monday or tuesday >> five months have passed since a u.s. coast guard member was shot to death on chicago's south side. police still have no

suspects. now the family is offering a $2,500 reward for any information on his killer. police say he was leaving a party this past memorial day when he was hit by gunfire >> we need to close the book on this >> he left behind a one-year-old daughter. anyone with information is urged to call... >> a show of compassion from students at one wisconsin school. next what they're doing for a classmate who lost her mother in last week's deadly salon shooting. >> also a teen-ager's attempt to impress college recruiters and goes horribly wrong >> and later a search for fine dining options in the northern suburbs lands our critic in the heart of barrington

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at a salon outside of milwaukee was later to rest today. the 35 year-old was one of three women shot and killed. her funeral was private but that her daughter's school there was a very public events. one of her classmates organized a t-shirt sale to raise money for the family. >> i knew what it felt like... i knew i had to step up to the plate. >> the t-shirts sold out quickly and more are on order because of the high demand >> 2 more highway attacks have been linked to a string of shootings in south eastern michigan. both of today's shootings happened within a half-hour of each other on

highway. police say a driver was injured in one incident and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. no one was injured in the second shooting. police closed the highway for several of hours but were not able to locate the gunman. this is the first injury cents a highway shooting started in mid october >> after word of spain's unemployment rate hitting a record high of 25 percent in the third quarter ... citizens took to the streets of madrid to protest the government and recent budget cuts today. approximately 5-point-8 million are jobless in spain. the latest data reflects the impact of the recession, and government budget cuts aimed at restoring stability to the country's finances. a sharp fall in the number of public sector workers accounted for a large portion of the unemployment rate increase. gunfire and bomb explosions abruptly ended a cease-fire in syria after just one day. syrian war planes bombed a building in the suburbs of damascus today.

the attack comes one day after suspected rebels detonated a car bomb. the syrian government and opposition activists traded blame and gun-fire over these attacks that left an estimated 2-hundred people dead. syria was attempting to participate in a cease fire during a four-day muslim holiday. indonesian police arrested eleven people during an anti- terror raid today. authorities say the suspects belong to a new group called the sunni movement for indonesian society... or hasmi. police say they found pre-made explosives... manuals... ammunition and detonators at the scene. authorities believe the group was planning a range of attacks on domestic and foreign targets including the u-s and australian embassies. despite being sentenced to four years in prison yesterday italy's former prime minister, silvio berlusconi says he's not done with politics. he is appealing his tax fraud conviction.. and says while he will not run for prime minister next year... he will return to politics, to reform the justice

system. berlusconi, who still faces charges of having sex with an underage girl, and trying to cover it up, claims he is a victim of a dictatorship of judges. a florida teen was just trying to show his athletic prowess. instead, a car stunt goes terribly wrong and he's seriously injured. we warn you, the video may be difficult to watch. police say, 19 year old bladimir barreto was trying to jump over the moving car. he wanted to impress college football recruiters by trying this. his brother was behind the wheel...while another brother taped the action. bladmir was flown to the hospital with broken bones and head injuries. the driver is facing charges for driving without a license and reckless driving. >> the chill in the air... jim ramsey is next with

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we had afternoon sunshine... we will be in this pattern for several more days... cool temps. cold air to the north. currently 40 degrees. temperatures will be in the upper thirties tonight. winds 5- 10 mph. as hurricane sandy approaches it will increase our winds. dew point temp 27

degrees... air very dry... freeze warnings... flood watch... high wind watch... 8in of rain there... winds 60-70 mph. cloudiness over our skies tonight... snow to the west... latest radar of hurricane sandy... category one storm. re-strengthen and hit the

shore. collide with approaching cold front. our forecast... tonight... shower possibple..ble... sunday... cloudy... 46-51

degrees... monday... cloud/sun mix... temps in the 40s. >> it is a little piece of italy talk the way in barringtontaly in barrington. >> the nation's capital gets a head start on holiday celebrations >> and tom coming in evanston

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patrons of the pritzker military library attended a gala tonight, to celebrate and raise money for the library. proceeds from the "liberty gala" support the collection, exhibits, and programs of the pritzker military library, which is open to the public. the library was founded in 2003 by retired colonel james pritzker. it's located on michigan avenue across from the art instutiute. tonight, members of the military joined patrons to celebrate the work of the library whose mission is to collect and preserve the stories of our military men and women.

>> this morning chicago housing authority and operation warm a national nonprofit organization joined hands to help children in need. 7500 new winter coats were distributed amongst school children living in public housing developments and used participants of the housing choice voucher program. operation warm also offered a variety of services and giveaways for families. after school matters the park district and that caps program also participated >> it looks like several more chilly days are in our future >> cloudy skies right now... to

the east... hurricane sandy is approaching. we could see some rain on tuesday associated with the hurricane... 7 day forecast... 4 more days of temps in the540s 40s. >> temps will wamr a little next

rm a little next weekend >> daley plaza has been transformed into "franken- plaza." it's overrun by witches ghosts and other frightful creatures just waiting for halloween. today, it was the monster bash... where kids 12 and under, got a chance to compete for best costume. and there was no shortage of colorful contestants. if you missed today, there's more going on tomorrow... live performances, puppet shows, arts and crafts, story telling and all kinds of treats for kids and adults. >> officials in washington planted the new national christmas tree today. the 28 ft.

tall came from virginia. in just a little over one month the tree will take center stage at the annual lighting ceremony. >> roughhighlights and sports coming up next... break

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goals were still intact... including a chance to play for the big 10 championship. but they clearly couldn't afford to stumble in their homecoming game today...vs the iowa hawkeyes. the cats scored on their opening drive...and they led the whole way...14-3 at halftime, then early in the third....northwestern's tyris jones blocks this iowa punt... and it rolls out at the three. one play later...qb kain colter scores his third touchdown of the day....21-3 cats. and the next time they got the ball...colter shows he can 'throw', too......47 yards to christian jones.....cats go up 28-3. they rush for 349 yards and they beat iowa for the 6th time in 8 tries....28-17. the cats are 7-2....and still alive in the legends division. >> with the win today we moved

back to the front seat... we are back. >> it was 'also" homecoming in champaign for tim beckman and illinois..and they fell victim to fast-improving indiana. the illini, coming off a bye...grabbed the lead early...nathan scheelhause to eddie villunas....7-0..and later 14-7. but the hoosiers tie the game...freshman nate sudfeld the screen to stephen houston from 10-yards out....its 14-all. and in the 4th quarter...the clincher. sudfeld rolls left and finds shane wynn from 17 yards out. indiana gets its first big 10 win 31-17...snapping an 11- game conference losing streak. and the illini have lost 10 straight in the big 10. they go "to" ohio state next.

>> you look okay... >> i lost 22 pounds... you think i like losing? no i hate it you just continue to go... i don't like losing >> notre dame playing tonight at oklahoma... >> northern illinois quarterback jordan lynch had quite a day at western michigan. first quarter...he gets the

huskies on the board with the beautiful rainbow to tommy lee lewis....from 31 yard out. 7-0 niu. third quarter....its lynch on the ground. he starts to his left... then breaks a tackle and cuts back to his right...for a 20-yard touchdown run. lynch ran for two and passed for four. the huskies stay perfect in the mac: 5-and-0.....48-34 over western michigan. illinois state and head coach brock spack, on the road at the uni-dome vs northern iowa... 4th quarter...redbirds leading and looking for more. quarterback matt brown buys some times with his legs....and finds james o-shaughnessy with nobody in the same area code. a 49-yard touchdown. and isu beats northern iowa 33-21. the redbirds are 7-2. a short week but a good one for the bears. after the monday night win over detroit.....sunday comes around quickly. but they're relatively healthy...... and "rolling," as they welcome the carolina panthers to soldier field tomorrow. jay cutler bounced back from

the takedown by ndomakun suh...and he's good to go tomorrow. the bears are in high gear as they go after their fifth straight win...against the panthers.... who come into the game at 1-5. >> you never know... they are going to play the hardest football they played all year... we have to make some strides offensively... >> and even though they'll be on opposite sides tomorrow....bears receiver brandon marshall and panthers pro bowl receiver steve smith teamed up together today for a good cause.... providing new gym shoes at breakthrough urban ministries in east garfield park. some 250-people were to get new shoes today..... with smith and marshall there to help out.

g. ame 3 of world series toniggame 3 of world series tonight... giants ahead 2-0 in 8th... >> the season finale for the fire....looking to imrpove their playoff standing with a win over dc united. a win would clinch second place in the east. the match tied at one in extra time...and a flurry of shots by the fire....but somehow....they are denied. the game ends in a 1-all draw. so the fire will host a playoff game thursday night at toyota park vs the houston dynamo..... harden was traded to the rockets >> thank you for watching and end

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